Cult County Announced for PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, More

Developer Renegade Kid, creators of Dementium, Moon Chronicles and Mutant Mudds, announced survival-horror game Cult County earlier this week.

Bringing together aspects of The Walking Dead, Silent Hill and Resident Evil, Cult County is the "rebirth of the survival horror FPS genre, crafted with fan input," according to Renegade Kid. The developer is using Kickstarter to fund the title's development, looking for $580,000 USD to bring Cult County to PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and Wii U.

A not-final screenshot of Cult County, courtesy of Renegade Kid.

Cult County was originally planned as a 3DS eShop title, but Renegade Kid says the game has "grown beyond the scope" of Nintendo's handheld system. "We do not want to compromise our vision for the game," writes Renegade Kid. "We are excited by the opportunity home consoles and computers offer the game and hope you share our enthusiasm."

There is still some hope for a 3DS version of Cult County, though. "If there is enough interest in seeing Cult County on the 3DS, a Nintendo 3DS stretch goal could be added," writes Renegade Kid. "However, it would need to cover the cost of developing a separate game entirely, as we would need to rebuild the game from scratch with our proprietary 3DS engine."

Planned for a May 2015 release, Cult County is an episodic series, with a special $15 USD early adopter season pass available and then the price increasing to $20 USD after the initial allotment is sold out. Renegade Kid also is releasing Moon Chronicles later this year for the 3DS eShop, another episodic series.